Vanity case



April 30, 1935.

J. H. E. LESSARD 1,999,328

VANITY CASE Filed April 14, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1 nag Gum April 30, 1935. J. H. E. LESSARD VANITY CASE Filed April 14, 1934 2 Sheecs-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates to toilet cases and has for its object the provision of a device whereby a number of toilet articles may be carried within a very small compass in a convenient manner.

5 The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully described, the novel features being particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved toilet case showing the same closed.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the case opened to permit access to the articles stored therein.

Figures 3 and 4 are detail perspective views of trays contained in the case.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a transverse section on the'line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a transverse section substantially on the line 66 of Figure l but showing the case opened.

In carrying out the invention, there are provided two semi-cylindrical members I and 2 which are hinged together along one side and are provided at the opposite side with a spring tongue or other form of latch 3 whereby the members may be held in closed relation. The members I and 2 are each provided with transverse partitions, indicated at 4, and with end walls 5 which are spaced inwardly from the end edges of the members, as shown clearly in Figure 2, and arranged to seat within the recesses formed by the end walls 5 and the projecting ends of the casing members are circular plates 6, each hinged, as indicated at I, to the member 2 and constructed with a rim 8 to hold a mirror 9. When the case is closed, as shown in Figure 1, the mirrors will be disposed within the respective end portions of the case and will be protected against breakage by the plates 6 which form the backing of the mirrors and also the outer end walls of the case. The partitions 4 and end walls 5 divide the two casing members I and 2 into a plurality of compartments and these compartments are intended to receive and hold powder or rouge or other cosmetics and also manicuring implements and tubes of dentifrice or other toilet conveniences. Manicure implements are indicated at H), while powder puffs are indicated at H. Each of the compartments is normally closed so that the articles placed therein will be held against moving about as the device is handled, the closure being in the form of a lid l2 which is hinged at one edge to the side of the member I or 2, as the case may be, and these lids may be provided on their inner sides with mirrors, as shown at l3. In some of the com- {5 partments, trays M, such as shown in Figure 4, are placed, these trays having arcuate bottoms l5 whereby they will fit snugly within the casing l members and be adapted to contain rouge or a face powder or the like. In one of the compart- 1Q ments is placed a tray I6, such as shown in Figure 3, which tray has longitudinal partitions I1 therein and also equipped with a clip l8 extending between one side of the tray and the adjacent partition, as shown clearly in Figure 3. These 15 partitions define minor compartments adapted to contain small bottles or lip sticks, while the clip I8 is adapted to retain eyebrow pencils and small brushes.

When the device is opened, as shown in Figure 2, all of the articles contained therein will be easily exposed to view and accessible, and when the device is closed, as shown in Figure 1, it will be in very compact form and will contain the several articles in such snug manner that 5 they will not readily shift about and be broken or otherwise damaged. The case may be ornamented in any desired manner, as by enameling or painting or it may be made from precious metal and highly polished or otherwise finished. 30

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A toilet case comprising mating members hinged together along one side edge, and end members hinged to one of said mating members at the ends thereof and fitting transversely within 35 the ends of both members to close the same when the members are swung'together.

2. A toilet case comprising mating members hinged together along one side edge, and end members hinged to one of said mating members at the ends thereof and fitting transversely within the ends of both members to close the same when the members are swung together, said end members carrying mirrors on their inner faces. 40

3. A toilet case comprising semi-cylindrical members hinged together along one side edge, end members hinged to the ends of one of said semi-cylindrical members and fitting transversely within the ends of both members to close the same when the members are swung together, said semi-cylindrical members being each provided with transverse partitions defining a plurality of compartments.

4. A toilet case comprising semi-cylindrical members hinged together along one side edge and each containing a plurality of compartments, lids for said compartments hinged upon the respective members, the lids being opposed when the members are swung together in closed relation and means for retaining the members in closed relation.

5. A toilet case comprising mating members hinged together along one side edge, transverse partitions within the members defining a plurality of compartments, lids hinged to the respective members and extending over the respective compartmenls, and a tray fitted within one of the compartments and provided with longitudinal partitions and a resilient clip engaged over one partition and an edge of the tray.

JOSEPH H. E. LESSARD. [L. 5.] 

